we have more chances as we get into the afternoon. that brings some concerns for the ravens game. currently it is dry at the airport. we have 67 degrees at the airport. it is still warm. we have a lot of clouds. there is a chance for showers. let's check traffic. >> good morning. one problem of note. closures in the city in advance of the baltimore book festival. 61 traveling through the parkville region. running smoothly on the j.f.x. into town. on the west side outer loop,

around 62. no problems as you make your way in towards the beltway. five minutes to go south on 95 from a 895 split to the fort mchenry. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 95 at the fort mchenry. southbound traffic without delay. problem free on 95 at joppa road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> some good news for nfl players and fans. the league has reached an agreement ending the lockout. >> that means the regular officials will return to the field this week.

the plan to vote tomorrow and saturday. the regular officials will be back on the field this week starting with tonight's game with the ravens and the brown. live coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. featuring the return of the regular nfl officials. more information at wbaltv.com. a much-needed win for the orioles. the orioles came out swinging. nate mclouth hit a home run. that would start a huge inning for the orioles. keith mills will have more in sports.

baltimore city police are looking for information that can lead them to the person responsible shooting a boy and his mother. jennifer franciotti is live with the big story. what is the latest? >> police believed the shootings are result of a domestic dispute. the boy was shot in the hip. his mother was shot in the body. this happened near gorsuch avenue. the shooting happened inside the mother's home. she had physical injuries. investigators are looking for a male person of interest. at least one neighbor is surprised by the level of violence in the community. >> i see police activity but

never caution tape and actual gunfire activity. >> the mother and her son were taken to local hospitals to be treated for their hospitals and both are expected to survive. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a massive fire is under control as officials try to determine what sparked the blaze. it was on the north side of the complex on the bay a coastal highway. no injuries are reported. here are some pictures of the fire. you can see a thick black smoke billowing out of the building. you can send pictures to u local.

a body wound up in the inner harbor near boston and leakin streets. the investigation continues. >> a new student group is raising questions about racial equality. students had the chance to sound off last night. students say it will be a source of pride. the group will be open to anyone regardless of race as long as they support the union's mission. >> people are scared that white people are proud of who they are. >> what is white history? >> it has filled all of the requirements. a group of towson students said

they are doing their part to produce peace. the group started about a year ago. they extended a message of love with the colors of fluff campaign. >> they can throw paint on it. >> the campus paint board is geared against bullying. this is the first of many ways they hope to express love on the towson campus. >> a settlement with daily two dozen students. >> could a new lead show where jimmy hoffa is buried? >> this is the beltway and

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>> welcome back to 11 news today. 5:09. 73 degrees downtown. there are some clouds in the sky. mostly impacting baltimore county and moving through harford county. there could be some wet weather right now. i want to show you the temperature map across the nation. you can pick out the cold front right now. temperatures have dropped about

45 degrees in minneapolis. 26 in international falls, minnesota. this is a potent front but it is taking a long time to get here. the full forecast is coming up. >> the university of california will pay out $630,000 to students that were doused with pepper spray by campus police. the students will each receive about $30,000 andy written apology. the officer involved is no longer working at the university. police are looking for a new lead that jimmy hoffa is buried in a small community just

outside of detroit. the man said he saw other men bury a body hours after the teamsters president went missing. he was last seen outside of a suburban detroit restaurant. police are taking the tip seriously. >> the 2012 presidential election is now 40 days away. three dozen states offer some form of early voting. more on how each candidate will attempt to court early voters in what is expected to be a tight race. >> 5:11. 66 degrees at the airport. taking out cash at a bank other than your own can cost you. >> could some waiters be

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. the roads or low wet -- are a little wet. 62 on southbound 83. nothing major on the j.f.x. at

the moment. 60 on southbound 295 from 195 toward 100. here's a look at drive times. about 10 minutes to go south on 95 from the beltway to 32. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 83 at ruxton road. southbound traffic, not a lot in the way of volume. so far so good into town. we're seeing lightning in some of those shots. southbound traffic picking up at owings mills down towards the beltway. we will keep you posted on problems. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> looking at is move commute on the march rains.

no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail is on schedule. metro subway on time. is operating with a delay. the 61 bus diverting at charles and 28th. now back to ava marie. >> thank you. you could see a lot of lightning out there. showers and thunderstorms are coursing over the metro area. noting to enter into havre de grace -- starting to enter into havre de grace. these are the areas dealing with the most rain.

we could see some sunshine to start the day. we see 67 at the airport. 73 downtown. northern areas are still in the 60's. we were in the 40's two days ago to start the morning. we're mild as the front sits up to the north. clouds are stretching back into missouri. this front is slowly making its way here. it is pushing the moisture out ahead of the front. you can see the moisture ahead of the front. we see rainfall along the front. almost like a train of rainfall. right now the rain is mostly up towards the north. fromll start to creep beein

the west to the east. i will keep the possibility that we could see some rain tonight at m&t bank stadium. the game does not start until 8:20. temperatures for kickoff around the mid 70's. we expect 58 to 67 degrees for the overnight low. the day's high temperature near 80 degrees. 72 on saturday. the temperatures will drop behind this front. >> it seems the cost of taking money out of the atm is on the

rise. the average surcharge is now $2.50. the charge to write non customer can even be more expensive. that can be $1.57. how much money do the for a tip at the end of the meal? some men and waiters are expecting more than 20% --sa manhattan waiters are expecting more than 20%. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think is it reasonable percentage for a tip when dining out? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. pick up theping to retail job, the time to start

looking is now. we have details of which retailers to focus in on. >> the outlook for holiday job- seekers looks slightly more promising in 2012 than it did last year. that is according to a forecast. toys "r" us claims to hire 45,000 holiday workers. up 10% over 2011. 50,000 at walmart. target has hired more permanent workers. people should look outside the big box. 5700 will add another workers at its distribution

centers. start your research early. applications will start piling up between october 1 and halloween. apply at establishments where you're a frequent customer appeared that way you have knowledge of the store and the products. >> thank you. student loan debt continues to spiral out of control. jane king has the bloomberg business report. good morning. >> good morning. more possible cyber attacks on u.s. banks. bank of america users experienced problems last week. the lender apologize to customers that were not able to

use its services yesterday. customer service says the online banking is fully functioning at pnc bank. slowdowns -- there was retaliation for the anti islamic film. we do get a report today on weekly jobless numbers. futures look to bounce back. another down day yesterday appeared more concerned about the european debt crisis. student loans are getting worse. nearly one in five u.s. households had student loan debt in 2010. the average outstanding debt was

more than $27,000. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> starbucks has a new brewing machine so fans can make their lattes at home. >> this new machine is selling out one week after being unveiled. more coming up in the next hour. >> thank you. >> 66 degrees at the airport. >> how much food the food back plans to give out when we come plans to give out when we come

>> more than 12,000 maryland jobs could be on the line as congressional leaders remain at a standstill over cuts. >> the base could be reduced by $2.5 billion. merrill >> and has more than doubled the federal jobs than the national average. >> more than a thousand members received fresh goods from the maryland food bank. they plan to give out 60,000 pounds of food. both sides say they're grateful. >> they supported us for so many years. now we can be there for them. >> every little bit helps during this trying times. the milk will be

auctioned off if a buyer does not come forward by january. >> 66 degrees at the airport. coming up -- reaches a deal with the referees. >> when we can see the first crew on the field. >> when is election day? you decide. >> showers and thunderstorms are crossing over the northern metro area. >> those storms already making >> those storms already making for a difficult morning

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>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. today is national joe paterno day -- national chocolate milk today. not just for kids. >> chocolate has caffeine in it. has protein and calcium. >> it is a good after workout drink. chocolate mustache. >> you already have one. >> talk like a pirate while you're drinking chocolate milk. >> please don't do that.

>> ongoing theme here. >> better than my coffee. >> we are seeing some rain showers and thunderstorms north of the metro area. right now it is dry at the airport. the forecast for today -- highs in the upper 70's with mostly cloudy skies. we have a chance for showers and even a chance during the ravens game. >> loving this chocolate milk. [laughter] >> chocolate milk. >> we have some wet roads in spots. have a problem along pulaski highway at meridian park drive. half an accident.

-- moravia park drive. not picking up much in the way of delays. 83 looking good southbound. 59 on the west side at edmondson. running smoothly on southbound 97 for the glen burnie area. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 83 at ruxton road. the j.f.x. moving without delay. the roads are wet. 795 at owings mills. southbound traffic is building. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> do i have a milk mustache? the ravens will host the cleveland browns. >> the nfl and the referees

union agreed to a tentative deal. it came to a head on monday after a blown call. roger goodell lifted the workout to allow the officials to work to night's game. >> the regular officials will be in baltimore tonight. live coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. fall by kickoff around 8:20 p.m. police all looking for more information that could lead them to the person responsible for shooting a boy and his mother last night. police believe the shootings are result of a domestic dispute. this all happened just before 9:30 last night in the 900 block of gorsuch avenue.

the shooting happened inside the mother's home. investigators are looking for a male person of interest in the case. one neighbor said they're surprised by the level of violence in the community. >> i would say the neighborhood is generally safe. there are isolated events between individuals. generally i don't fear to be walking around at night or that sort of thing. >> neither the injuries to the boy or to his mother are considered life-threatening. repairs to wait sinkhole -- repairs to a sinkhole will continue. many residents say there have

been structural damage as a result of the sinkhole that opened in july. >> broken windows. the mirrors fell off the walls. >> corporation monitors to not show levels that would have shown damage to buildings. a new poll shows where maryland voters stand on tsome of the issues in the november ballot. >> 46% oppose gaming in maryland. the fate is in the 9% of undecideds.

penn national is now seeking a stake in maryland live! casino. the partnership would benefit cordish if it goes through. >> if he loses business, he cuts his losses in half. penn national will take half of the loss. cordish is a developer. he meets operating capital. >> the deal would have to be approved by the maryland state lottery agency. companies cannot have an ownership stake of more than one casino. >> 51% of voters say they would choose to keep the same sex marriage law on the books.

6% remained undecided. the mayor was calling voters urging them to support the same sex measure. the issue will appear as question number six the november ballot. >> the main focus of the election is the race for the white house. >> millions of americans are already casting their ballots. i walk opens voting today -- iowa opens voting today. >> more and more people have been casting ballots before november. >> i need you to start voting six days from now on october 2. >> the obama campaign making the push to get people to the polls

soon. and not just in ohio. >> you don't have to wait until november 6. you can vote right away. >> 18% of voters cast their ballots before election day. this year, early ballots will talk more than a third of all votes. >> people like the convenience of voting early. we see people doing that. >> the campaigns strategizing to maximize this. walking down the votes in october or september. some think democrats may have the advantage of this year. >> early voting is going to weigh toward the obama campaign perhaps decisively. >> i need your help on november 6. >> some argue every day until then. >> he doesn't have until a

verbal 6 to make the case. >> that includes voters in virginia, a key battleground state both presidential candidates will be visiting today. hallie jackson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 5:39. 66 degrees at the airport. people don't have to feel guilty about eating chocolate. >> it can be helpful for your brain. [laughter] don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think is a reasonable percentage for a tip when dining out? >> we have already had a lot of responses on this.

you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> not quite sure what to say. it is pretty busy. we have a few problem

>> welcome back. this is baltimore bill. he predicts an early winter. he flew down the right side, meaning an early winter. i think crabs are better for eating than predicting the

weather. if he is wrong, we are having him for dinner. 73 degrees downtown. 63 in westminster. we're watching some mild there right now. cold air to the north and that is making its way here. it will bring a drop in the temperatures. we'll do tell that in the full forecast in just a few minutes -- will detail that. >> cases of west nile virus are still on the rise. >> there have been more than 3500 cases across the country. last week there were 3100 cases

reported, most of them from texas. it is predicted this will be the worst year on record for the disease. >> researchers decided to test the brain boosting potency of a lavanoids. the scientists were skeptical at first. it's unclear if tilted has the same effect on humans. dark chocolate might be considered a super food. today is chocolate milk today. is this such a thing as a dark chocolate milk? >> i think we have regular chocolate milk. the ravens are back on the field

tonight ensor the regular officials. >> the orioles won last night. keith mills will have more in sports. will have more in sports. hqhqhqhqhqhqhqhqhqhqhqhqhqhqhqhq [ male announcer ] with ultra-filtered water

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we're dealing with some rain in spots and it is impacting your ride. word of an accident just past belfast road. as for delays on southbound 83. another scene of an accident at moravia road. close at monument street for the book festival.

moving pretty well down towards 70. word of some police activity was down 50 on the bay bridge. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 83 at mount carmel. southbound traffic is building. especially as you get closer to belfast. words of a southbound accident. some southbound volume picking up on 295 down towards 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. we will be diverting rolley book festival at charles. the 51 bus is diverting at the patapsco light rail station. the three, 11 buses diverting at charles. the 40 bus operating with a

delay. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. now back to ava marie. >> good morning. the rain is moving out already. most of the clouds over at harford county. heavy rain in havre de grace and moving into cecil county. it is quickly exiting off to the east. it is dry in glen bernie and pasadena. more rain of the way. we can see all the way back to ohio and kentucky and indiana. this is a long line of the showers and thunderstorms. it is a slow-moving cold front. it will take a while for the

precipitation to clear out. the front is across pennsylvania and ohio. this front will slowly be marching to our way tonight. we will start to see drier conditions into the weekend. we will start to see more sunshine breaking out. we have the rain right now. later into the day, that's when we have the next chance for rain. we have to watch out for what happens at the ravens game. this will be as the game is starting to wind down. that is one the rain is moving in. the forecast for today -- rain will be moving in from the west. a good chance for showers in the mountains and southern pennsylvania. a better chance for baltimore

later today and tonight. that is the forecast. watch out for some showers if you're going to m&t bank stadium. temperatures in the 70's and dropping into the 60's as the game goes on. this takes us to the seven-day forecast. a 40% chance for showers tomorrow. isolated showers chances each afternoon. >> thank you. 66 degrees at the airport. the orioles crushed the blue jays. keith mills will have highlights. >> all good news. here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. eggs, bacon, and pancakes.

denny's everyday value slam is four dollars every day.

wait, is that right? eggs, bacon, pancakes. yeah. that's right. the four dollar everyday value slam. only four dollars every day. only at denny's. >> good morning. the nfl referees lockout is over. but first the orioles.

the orioles needed a win. 12-2, they crushed the blue jays. the jays up 1-0- in the first inning. the orioles were down 2-1. jim thome. manny machado, number five of his career. chris davis, three run home run. 6-2. mark reynolds, home run number 23. 8-2. chris davis and manny machado each homered again. 12-n in all, 1 ti's a team, 2, the orioles win to stay a

half-game in front of the oakland a's. ron washington watched the a's win. josh hamilton -- it keeps on rolling. part of a five run first inning. texas. beat the ravens and brown said tonight. ngreement was reached on maa eight-year contract. we will see when the ravens fans boo the regular officials. the ravens and brown's tonight.

the pregame show begins at 7:00 p.m. and you can watch it right here. >> we will be right back.

>> when is election day? you decide. some americans are not waiting until november 6 to vote. >> the referee lockout appears to be a andn en. n end. >> the forecast as we continue. >> the forecast as we continue.